Waterproof coat.



C. F. H. FREESE.

WATERPROOF COAT. APPLICATION F|LEn1uLY15.1918.

l. Patented Deo. 24, 1918.

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C. F. H. FRI-IESE. WATERPROOF COAT. APPUCATIOH FILED IULYI5.191B.

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COURTLAND F.. H. FREESE, OF PITTSFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A CORPORATION 0F lNEVI HAMPSHIRE.

WATERPROOF COAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application tiled July 15, 1918. Serial No. 244,969.

AT 0 all whom t may comi-cwi Be it known that l, Cotzu'rmxo F. H. Fnmsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield. inthe county of Merrimack, State of New Hampshire, have invented cer- 'tain new and useful Improvements in lvatering of waterproof material is used between an outside and lining of ordinary fabric, in which the interlining will not be subject to injury by the strain put upon the garment by the movements of the. wearer in reaching, stooping, lifting and otherwise moving about. A further object of the invention is to provide a cape between the; interlining and the outside covering of the coat made of one piece of waterproof material which shall be adapted to lcover the upper back and shoulders ofthe wearer and will, by covering the seams of the interlining, effectually prevent any leakage of water through the seams or otherwise. A further object of the invention is to provide against any strain on this cape due to movements of the wearer of the. coat. A further bbject of the invention is to provide a waterproof coat of the character described which can readily be turned inside out to get at and repair seams which may be found to leak and to repair injuries to the intellining from wear or from other causes. l

lVith these and other objects' hereinafter explained my invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter described and fully pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a Waterproof coat embodying my invention, parts being broken away.

Fig. :2 is a cross sectional view of a portion of the coat.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the back of the outside covering and interlining showing the relative sizes, and I Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank of material from which the cape is formed.

In thedrawings, l indicates the outside of the waterproof which may be made of any ordinary cloth suitable for exposure to the lunite the parts of weather but not waterproof, at least preferably not waterproof. 2 indicates the lining which may also be made of any ordinary cloth suitable for linings. The outside l is preferably provided with a facing 3 to the inner edge of which the lining is stitched in the usual way. At the neck the outside and lining are stitched together in the usual way and a collar 4 is secured to the neck in the usual way. Arms 5 are secured to the coat in the usual way, the lining extending throughout the arms and being continuous with the lining of the body of the coat. The outside and lining may be of any usual construction, it being important only for the purposes of my present. invention that the lining shall be continuous and shall not be secured to the outside, except at the neck, down the fronts and at the outer ends of the arms. The lining should. of course, be made up of parts cut to the proper size to fit properly within the outside l.

Between the outside l and the lining Q is arranged the interlining 6. This interlining is made up of any suitable waterproof material. and is formed of such number of parts as may be found desirable the arms being continuous with the body so to make a complete construction which will extend throughout the body and arms of the coat. Theinterlining is secured to the outside and lining at the neck by stitching 7, to the front edge of the outside by stitching 8, to the outside and lining at the outer ends of the sleeves by stitching 9, and at its lower edge to the lining only by stitching 10.

This interlining is, however, appreciably larger in all dimensions, that is width and length, except length of the body, than either the outside or the lining, the difference in size being preferably about tiveeighths of an inch each way, with the result that all strain due to movements of the wearer in reaching, stoopinfr, lifting or other movement will be taken by the outside and lining without subjecting the interlining to tension. The interlining, as well as the out side and the lining is made up of parts cut to the form necessary to fit the body, and united by suitable stitching as is usual in making garments of cloth. The seams which the interlining are not only united by stitching but, in order that the interlining may be waterproof, these seams are lap seams or seamed and felled or welted and the seams are oiled or gummed after stitching to fill all needle holes and to otherwise make the seams waterproof. By

'reason of the fact that the inter-lining is larger in size then the outside or lining all strain on the seams of the interlining will be avoided and thus the tendency to leak at the seams will be avoided.

y In order to further guard against the entrance of water, I providea capell of a single piece of waterproof material without seam covering the upper part of the back and shoulders of the wearer and interposedbetween the interlining andv vthe outside cloth. This cape is formed from a .single piece of material cut inv the' form. indicated in' Fig. 4,y shaped at 12 to lit the neck to which it is secured with the outside, lining and interlining by stitching 7, and having lateral extensions 13 extending from the ,neck to a point in the front edge of the coat a'short distance below the upper end and is there secured by the stitching 8 which unites .the interliningwith the front edge of the outside.. From this point the blank from lwhichvthe cape is formed is cut away on a curve 14 at the lower end of which a straight end-15- is left forl a purpose to be presently explained. `From the inner edge of thisend 15 the material is cutaway as shown to a 4fc'mm'somewhat like a double ogee, to leave l a curved projection lmidwa between two curved recesses 17-,and A18v an belowrecess 18, a projection 19 terminating in an end 2O which, whenthe cape is placed inthe coat, is brought to and-united byV stitching with the end 15' above referred to. When this is done the curvedprojection `16 extends back to strain.

of the shoulder of the wearer extending a short distance into the armhole' of the outer cloth. The-seam joining the ends -15 and 20 will, inthe .completed cape, come under the arm and need not beoiled or gummed, the arlnhole of the cape being curved recesses 17-and 18.

The cape made las above described and secured in position by stitching 7 along the collar and stitching 8 along the upper frontedge of the coat,

and being unconnected to the outside or lining at all other points is readily fitted tothe wearer and being without seam and extending over and covering the seams of the interlining prevents entrance of i ,Y water on the shoulders and upper part of the 55- back. j v

This cape is made substantially larger in 'Tits dimensions than' the interlining so as Vto fit over it and to be'free from. any liability Preferably,l the cape is fiveeighths of an inch larger than' the interlinlngwhich is, itselfas above described, liveeighths of an inch larger than the outside or I lining. The capev will thusbe fuller than the interlining and the interlining will be fuller than the outside or lining..

formed by the twov The interlining being secured at the lower end to the lining only and thelining of the l body and sleeves being continuousand the interlining of the body and sleevesbemg continuous 'and there being no stitching or other securing means uniting the parts except the stitching at theneck at the vfront edges and at the outer. ends of the sleeves,

the garment may readily be turned inside.'V v

out so as to present the interlining vonl the outside suiiiciently toV permit of getting at the seams for the purpose of redressing them with a waterproof preparation after the coat vhas become worn.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A waterproof coat comprising an outside covering, a lining, and an interlining of waterproof material .between the outside covering and the lining, the interlining being 4substantially larger than the outsidel covering or the lining.

2. A waterproof coat comprising an outi Side covering, a lining, and an interlining ofwaterpro'of material between the outside cov-- eringand the lining, theinterlining-being substantially larger than the outside covering orthe lining, the outside covering, lin- 1n`gand interliningbeing secured togethery ering and the lining, -the interlining being substantially larger than vthe outside covering or the lining and made up of parts seamed-together, and a cape formed of one tend over the shoulders of the wearer, be- .tween the interlining and the outside covering.

1` 5. A wa 'side covering, a lining, and a'n interlining of waterproof material between the outside covering and the lining, the interlining being ing or the lining,

anda cape of.waterproof material adapted the interlining being j rproof, coat comprising an out .substantially larger than'` the outside cover-v and an interlining of l..

over theshoul- 1 l between the interlining Y ros v piece'of waterproof materlal adapted. -to ex- 1 to extend overthe lshoulders of the wearer,`between the inte'erlin-ing and theoutside covering, the cape being substantially larger than the interlining.

6. A waterproof coat side, covering, a lining,`and an interlining of waterproof material between the outside covering and the lining, the -interlining being A substantially' larger than the outside covercomprising an outing or the lining, and a. cape of waterproof material adapted to extend over the shoulders of the wearer between the interlining and the outside covering, the cape being substantially larger than the interlining and being secured to the outside covering and interlining along the neck and the upper portion of the upper front edges only.

7. A waterproof coat comprising an outside covering, alining and an interlining' ol waterproof material between the outside cov ering and the lining, the interlining being seured to the outside covering along the neck, front edges and ends of the sleeves only and secured at its lower edge to the lining only, and a cape of waterproof material adapted to extend over the shoulders of the wearer between the interlining and the ontside covering, the cape being secured to the interlining and outside covering only along the neck and the upper end of the front edge of the coat.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature this 20th day of June, 1918.

COURTLAND F. H. FREESE. 

